218 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-BOOTED PLANTS. 



or color. In any ordinary collection any one of the vari- 

 eties will satisfactorily represent the species. 



Var. Ledebourii. A more dwarf growing variety, 

 noticed by Dr. Wallace ; but very little is known of the 

 plant. 



L. neilgherrense. This magnificent Lily is a 

 native of India, and is called, by Mr. Fish, an Indian 

 example of L. longiflorum. He says, " It is a native of 

 the higher altitudes of the Neilgherries, about eight 

 thousand feet above the sea level. The stem is stout 

 and strong, rising in height from two to three feet ; the 

 leaves are more numerous, and broader than in L. elegans 

 (lancifolium). The flowers average from five to seven on 

 a plant, measuring from eight to twelve inches in length, 

 are deliciously fragrant, the prevailing color being white, 

 tinged with primrose." This form is but very little 

 known in this country. 



L. nepalense. A name not nnfrequently noticed 

 in foreign catalogues, but a plant not known to be grown 

 in Europe. A native of the Himalayas. 



L. odorum. This noble form is figured, and de- 

 scribed by Mrs. Bury in "Hexandrian Plants," under 

 the name of L. japonicum, as follows : "L. japonicum 

 is a larger, and may, perhaps, be designated a coarser, 

 plant, than L. candidum or L. longiflorum, to both of 

 which it is nearly allied. The purple markings on the 

 back, together with the tinge of Limeric-tan color dif- 

 fused through the petals, especially on their first expan- 

 sion, give a charming richness of appearance, which is 

 enhanced by the deep shade of the firm hollow bells, and 

 massive looking pistils and stamens." If Mrs. Bury's 

 illustration is accurate, and her book is high authority, 

 this species is identical with L. Colcliesteri. Certainly 

 the difference between it and L. Brozvnii is but slight. 



L. pallidifolium. A variety of L. pardalimim. 



L. pardalinum (The Panther Lily). The most 

 showy and useful of the Lilies from California, and one 



